CROSS BAYOU PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY NOV. 25

Gateway Development Consortium had planned to make a presentation to the Shreveport city council on Monday, Nov. 25. In an attempt to free up their Thanksgiving the council voted to have its work session and regular meeting this Friday, rather than next week.

IS A COLLEGE DEGREE NECESSARY TO BE CADDO COMMISSION CLERK?

That was the question debated by the Caddo commission at its work session on Mon. Nov 18. The job qualifications used when current clerk Todd Hopkins was hired did NOT require a degree. Hopkins retires at the end of the year.

WHAT DO NICKELSON, FULLER AND BOUCHER PROPOSE ON THE SPD HEADQUARTERS?

The problems at the aging Shreveport Police Department headquarters on Texas Avenue have been well documented. Inadequate air conditioning, mold and faulty plumbing require expensive maintenance costs.

QUESTIONS FOR NICKELSON, BOUCHER AND FULLER THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED

Three city council members voted against putting the bond propositions on the ballot: John Nickelson, Levette Fuller, and Grayson Boucher. Boucher said he would vote for proposition #2—police, fire and SPAR. Fuller, as usual, enjoyed interviews on KEEL opposing all 3 propositions.

WHO WILL SPD CHIEF RAYMOND SELECT FOR DEPUTY CHIEF?

Here is an email from Raymond:“These are the 13 applicants who passed the deputy chief exam and interviewed for the position. We expect a decision to be made within the next two weeks:1. Janice Dailey 2. Rodney Horton 3. Mike Jones 4. Patrick McConnell 5. Jerry Silva 6. Tedris Smith 7.

THREE FINALISTS FOR THE CADDO PUBLIC DEFENDER

Michele Andrepont, Lee Harville and Kammi Whatley are the three finalists for the open Caddo Public Defender executive director position. The Louisiana Public Defender Board will meet in Baton Rouge on November 21 to make the selection.THE INQUISITOR WAS THE FIRST TO PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION.

CROSS BAYOU POINT PROJECT TO BE PITCHED AGAIN TO THE SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL

New and improved? That should be the question to the principals in Gateway Development Consortium (GDC). The Shreveport Sun reports that a detailed presentation will be made at a Nov. 25 City Council meeting.First problem is that the council will NOT meet that day. A vote was taken at the Tues. Nov.

WHAT DOES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S VISITS TO NORTH LOUISIANA MEAN?

BY: Parker G. WardPresident Trump has visited North Louisiana twice in a week. On November 6, 2019, he was at the Monroe Civic Center speaking to a packed house. The last President to visit Northwest Louisiana was George W. Bush in 2005.

WHAT’S IN NOV. 15 ISSUE OF THE INQUISITOR

Jack DillardPam GloriosoOliver JenkinsBen RaymondJeff SadowColvin RobersonCommission Clerkand much moreThe new issue will be online for subscribers NLT 8 p.m. today—Thursday. In retail establishments tomorrow Friday early am. Dropped in mail for delivery by Sat.

JOB POSTING FOR CADDO COMMISSION CLERK

See the Job Posting for the Commission Clerk in Caddo Parish as follows

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UPDATE: SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

At its Oct. 23 meeting, the airport authority board voted to recommend Rosa Beckett to be the new SAA director.Ms. Beckett has withdrawn her name, citing another job offer. How the Board will proceed at its next meeting is unknown at this time.The Oct.

CLERK OF COURT,THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION WORKER

CONTRIBUTED BY MIKE SPENCE CLERK OF COURT, CADDO PARISHTo most, Election Day is pretty much simple. We wake up, go about our day, at some point go by the polls and cast a ballot, then tune in to find out the results.

CADDO COMMISSION TO HIRE NEW CLERK OF COMMISSION

The Commission clerk Todd Hopkins retires at the end of the year.The Commission voted on Nov. 7 to post the clerk’s job. This should appear soon on the commission’s website.The job duties and qualifications are now posted on The Inquisitor website.

MAYOR PERKINS HAS A BUSY SLATE OF VETERAN’S DAY SPEECHES

It should be no surprise that Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is in high demand to make Veteran’s Day speeches. The West Point graduate had three combat tours before attending Harvard Law School. Perkins was recently honored at the Tillman Foundation Awards Ceremony on Nov. 8 in Chicago, Ill.